Comments on: British discus thrower puts on a show at Regional Combinehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/07/british-discus-thrower-puts-on-a-show-at-regional-combine/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comFri, 09 Dec 2016 15:19:17 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: jetsfan24http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/07/british-discus-thrower-puts-on-a-show-at-regional-combine/#comment-2454865
Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:46:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2454865Red Ryan would know what to do with this guy… DEFENSIVE MIND GENIUS!!!
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:00:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2453442I’m seriously pulling for this guy. He seems classy, has some rugby background and wants to toss his hat into a pretty intense ring few men have the stomach for, so why not root for the man?
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:57:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2453430I don’t know if I’d call him a workout warrior; the man is an olympian. Obviously he’s a good athlete. I’d put more stake in him than I’d put in somebody who got good combine numbers but performed poorly in college.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:35:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2453317If size and speed was the most important things then you would see teams just doing sprints and lifting all the time and not work on technique, progressions, reads, etc. This guy has never played a down in his life and hes going to go vs pros. I would love to see this. He won’t get drafted he’ll be lucky to go as an undrafted free agent.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:19:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452930The 49ers have like 35 picks this year… why not?
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:47:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452828This is nonsense! Take him as an undrafted free agent, maybe, and if he shows promise (and I doubt he will) only then does he deserve a chance.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:45:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452741People calling him a potential “future sack leader” are insane. You just read 250 words, 12 of which were said by a former NFL personnel man, about a workout by a guy who has never played a down of football.

Yeah, it sounds like he’s worth a late-round flyer, but let’s not get carried away.

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:25:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452713If you teach anyone the basics of the game and they have the thirst to want to learn…hey i say dont knock him until he can prove hisself!
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:21:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452710Wasn’t Leon Lett a basketball player? Just imagine this guy creating havoc on a bullrush.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:17:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452701For anyone who doubts he’ll be able to handle the physicality of the NFL, the guy was also a rugby player in one of the junior union leagues. He’s definitely tough enough to handle some football.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:06:45 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452685He excelled at rugby, which isn’t exactly lawn bowling from a physical contact point of view. Obviously wouldn’t shirk the dirty work.
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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:02:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452677This is a good story also, I hope this kid and Brian Banks makes an active roster.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:50:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452660I would be very cautious using a pick on a guy the has never been hit in his life. Size, speed & strength are all great to have. Gotta be tough to make it in football.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:47:03 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452656jags have to sign this guy
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:35:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452632I’d be happy to see the Broncos pick him up in the fourth and hope for the best. It’ll give Ayers a year to prove his worth and if he comes around by 2014 we may have gotten someone with more god given talent than Dumervil.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:24:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452604Imagine if he has instinct and a nose for the ball. Fun to watch.. At the least better than watching kickers who never kicked a football.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:23:47 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452603At that speed, with that size, I’d plug him into DE or OLB in a 3-4. In a 4-3, DT. Somebody is going to take a chance on him. It will probably end up being Belichick.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:05:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452572If only Al Davis was around he’d be a 1st rounder
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:58:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452571Once the novality wears of and the rigours of camp take hold he will probably lose interest and realise throwing a disc around isn’t so bad after all.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:46:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452555He sounds like a workout warrior right now due to a lack of experience and reps. I am sure he can be developed into a good lineman if he goes to the right team and spends a year on the practice squad to develop his technique and skillset.
It would probably be better for him to be an undrafted free agent so he can pick his team. Houston would be a good fit as Wade Phillips does a good job of developing defensive talent.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:44:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452553He’s coming to the Seahawks in the 4th round.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:35:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452540No legal issues, so that rules out the Lions!
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:33:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452538Track and field superstar? Better test him for steroids. I’m a huge fan of track, and I don’t have anything against Okoye personally, so not trying to hate, but there are some many PEDs in that sport it isn’t even funny. Can he thrive on just HGH like the Rodney Harrisons of the NFL? We’ll see.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:27:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452532Future in Patriots offensive line.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:12:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452510You guys are forgetting one thing, he hasn’t played a down of football ever.

Amazing results at the combine aren’t worth drafting a man who doesn’t know the physicality of the line. Do we even know if he knows anything about football? Difference between A-B-C gaps, 0-1-2 techniques, or anything?

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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:08:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452506Looked this guy up last week when the story first came out about him….. all I had to say was wow…. impressive physical specimen! Sign this guy in the 6th or 7th and hope I get lucky.

The only issue is do you donate a roster spot on the 53 all year for a player who has to develop and may not play until year 2? If there is a way of stashing him away for 1 year and not having him count on the 53 man roster, that will be great… maybe the PUP list

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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:06:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452505It would be great for the NFL over here if he can somehow end up on an active roster
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:55:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452491Cannot teach size or speed. Hope his wildest dreams come true.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:33:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452462Kid had a scholarship offer from Oxford. Seems extremely bright and well grounded. He would have been the class of the regular Combine if he was invited. Day Two pick.
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:31:17 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1932363#comment-2452459Horrible Dontari Poe comparison, Poe was only a workout warrior not overly productive at a small school. This guy is a workout warrior but you now he has work ethic because he’s an Olympian. Draft him give him a year to learn the game then unleash him on the league.
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